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Western Collegiate Hockey Association MSC 8302, 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 303.871.4491 • fax 303.871.4770 Bruce M. McLeod, Commissioner [email protected] Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Associate Commissioner of Operations [email protected] Greg Shepherd, Supervisor of Officials [email protected] Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner, Public Relations February 10, 2014 608.829.0100 • cell 303.475.9283 [email protected] Five WCHA Series on Docket for Weekend of Home of a Record February 14-15; It’s UAF at MTU, LSSU at NMU, FSU 37 NCAA Men’s at BSU, UAH at MSU, BGSU at UAA Championship Teams No. 4-Ranked Bulldogs Continue Out Front in Race for League Title, Since 1951 MacNaughton Cup ... Hold Two-Point Lead Over Mavericks with Four 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, Weeks to Go; Surging Michigan Tech Moves Up to Third Place; Seawolves, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, Falcons Share Fourth; Ferris State, Minnesota State, Michigan Tech Gain 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, Feb. 7-8 WCHA Sweeps; Alaska Anchorage Splits at Lake Superior; Top 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Four Regular Season Finishers to Host First Round Playoff Series; Ticket 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Packages for 2014 WCHA Final Five On Sale ... Playoff Championship March 21-22 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids; Latest Div. 1 Men’s Men’s Member Teams National Polls Have Ferris State at No. 4 ... Minnesota State Receives Votes; University of Alabama in Huntsville 15 Former, Current WCHA-Member Team Players at 2014 Olympic Winter University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks Games in Sochi, Russia; Seven League Players Nominated for 2014 Hobey Bemidji State University Baker Memorial Award; Watch WCHA Hockey Live and On-Demand Via Bowling Green State University America ONE Sports; Video Highlights Package of Top Plays Available Ferris State University Lake Superior State University Wednesdays at WCHA.com; Catch ‘This Week in the WCHA’ Radio Show Michigan Technological University Fridays at WCHA.com; League Teams 25-44-12 in Non-Conference Play Minnesota State University Northern Michigan University MADISON, Wis. – One month and 34 league games now remain in the 2013-14 men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season and two of those final four weekends will feature all 10 member teams 2014 WCHA Final Five engaged in conference play. The first one occurs this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, and the second Playoff Championship Friday, March 21 & Saturday, March 22 happens over the final weekend of March 7-8. In between, there will be three league series Feb. 21-22 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI and four Feb. 28-March 1. con't on next page Tickets available at the Van Andel Arena® and DeVos Place® Convention Center box offices, online at www.ticketmaster. 2013-14 WCHA Men’s Standings com, at Ticketmaster outlets – including D&W stores and select Family Fare and Conference Only Overall Walmart locations, or charge by phone Pts GP W L T Win% GF- GA GP W L T Win% GF- GA at 1.800.745.3000. 1 Ferris State 32 20 15- 3- 2 .800 70- 43 29 20- 6- 3 .741 97- 63 2 Minnesota State 30 22 15- 7- 0 .682 74- 54 30 17-13- 0 .567 92- 82 Visit us on the Web at: 3 Michigan Tech 24 22 10- 8- 4 .545 62- 54 32 12-14- 6 .469 80- 77 wcha.com 4 Alaska Anchorage 23 22 10- 9- 3 .523 57- 56 28 14-11- 3 .554 75- 73 Bowling Green 23 22 10- 9- 3 .523 71- 55 30 13-12- 5 .517 94- 79 wcha.com/mobile 6 Alaska 20 22 9-11- 2 .455 66- 63 28 12-12- 4 .500 87- 80 Bemidji State 20 22 8-10- 4 .455 59- 58 30 8-15- 7 .383 77- 89 Watch WCHA Hockey 8 Northern Michigan 19 20 9-10- 1 .475 48- 52 28 11-15- 2 .429 67- 77 Live & On-Demand 9 Lake Superior State 18 20 9-11- 0 .450 54- 60 28 13-14- 1 .482 78- 90 All Season Long at 10 Alabama Huntsville 3 20 1-18- 1 .075 21- 87 30 1-28- 1 .050 32-139 America ONE Sports This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, February 14: Alaska at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Lake Superior at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Ferris State at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Alabama Huntsville at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Bowling Green at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, February 15: Alaska at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Lake Superior at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Ferris State at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Alabama Huntsville at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Bowling Green at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. WCHA M Release • Week 19 • 021014 Ferris State, with 32 points in 20 league contests, continues out front this week with a two-point lead and two games in hand on pre-sea- Upcoming in the WCHA son WCHA favorite Minnesota State, who has 30 points in 22 games. On-coming Michigan Tech, with 24 points in 22 games, has moved up Games for Friday, February 21 into sole possession of third place, six points back of the Mavericks, Alaska Anchorage at Ferris State (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET while Alaska Anchorage and Bowling Green are tied for fourth. Both Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET the Seawolves and Falcons have 23 points in 22 games. Alaska and USA Under-18 Team at Bowling Green (EX), 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State currently share sixth, each with 20 points in 22 games. Lake Superior at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Northern Michigan, in eighth with 19 points and Lake Superior State, Games for Saturday, February 22 in ninth with 18 points, both have two games in hand on Tech, Alaska Alaska Anchorage at Ferris State (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET Anchorage, Bowling Green, Alaska and Bemidji State. Alabama Huntsville Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET is 10th. The top four finishers in the final regular season standings will Lake Superior at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT host first round, best-of-three, WCHA playoff series, with those four Games for Friday, February 28 winners advancing to the 2014 WCHA Final Five playoff championship, Bowling Green at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET set for March 21-22 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Minnesota State at Lake Superior (WCHA), 7:37 pm ET At John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4466) in Houghton this Friday Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT and Saturday, surging Michigan Tech (12-14-6, 10-8-4 WCHA) takes Ferris State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT on Alaska (12-12-4, 9-11-2 WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm ET face-offs. Games for Saturday, March 1 Winners of four straight and standing 5-1 in league play since Jan. Minnesota State at Lake Superior (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET 11, the Huskies swept the Nanooks in Fairbanks back on Nov. 29-30, Bowling Green at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET winning back-to-back one-goal games, 3-2 and 2-1. Tech, seeking its Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT first home playoff berth since 1993, stands 7-3-3 at home overall and Ferris State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT 5-3-3 in WCHA games. Alaska has a 4-6-2 away mark – both overall and in league play. Two Upper Peninsula WCHA rivals, Northern Michigan (11-15-2, league record on home-ice this season, won back-to-back 4-1 games 9-10-1 WCHA) and Lake Superior State (13-14-1, 9-11-0 WCHA), will from the Chargers on Dec. 13-14 in Huntsville. The Mavericks, who compete in a key two-game set in Marquette. The only two regular were the pre-season favorites of both the league’s head coaches and season games between them this season, puck drops between the media to win the regular season crown, are two points behind the Wildcats and Lakers at Berry Events Center (4260) are set for 7:07 pm Bulldogs while playing two more games. ET on both Friday and Saturday. NMU, standing 6-4-1 at home overall And up at Sullivan Arena (6251) in Anchorage this weekend, one of and 5-3-1 in WCHA play, and LSSU are currently separated by just one the biggest league series ever for Alaska Anchorage will take place as point and both hold two games in hand on five teams ahead of them. the host Seawolves (14-11-3, 10-9-3 WCHA) engage Bowling Green The Lakers, meanwhile, have been tough on the road all season long, (13-12-5, 10-9-3 WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm AT puck drops. The two standing 4-4 in WCHA games and 6-7-1 overall. teams are tied for fourth place and the final home playoff berth. The At Sanford Center (4373) in Bemidji this coming weekend, Bemidji Seawolves, who will be marking their final regular season home games, State looks to capitalize on the home-ice advantage against league-lead- sport one of the best home records among conference teams, standing ing and No.